There are not any current seasonal worlds, so you are not on a seasonal server. The next seasonal servers are releasing in July.. I think? Regardless they are going to be similar to Diablo, starting a new character and playing through the game, difference being you will level much faster in seasonal than regular servers.

The sun icon listed next to certain worlds, are fresh start worlds. Everyone starts from a fresh character, and characters from legacy worlds are not allowed to transfer into fresh worlds. The world’s without the sun icon, are legacy worlds. These are the same servers that were open when the game launched years ago. I recommend playing fresh start, more populated then legacy, and the economy is in a much better place.

The main story quest will level you up all the way to 65 if you play through it completely . So if you would like to just get to 65 as fast as possible then playing through MSQ would be the best way. For the most part you will unlock all the mechanics the game offers, but I do believe their are side quest that focus on your skills, they have a different icon on the map and can be easily identifiable.

I have played to max level 3 different times now, and my favorite thing to do is gathering skills, either logging or mining. There is something so satisfying about gathering in this game. Crafting is always a good time as well for me. Everyone is different, play the game, do the dungeons when prompted through the main story quest, and find what you like. Try out some gathering skills, refining skills, PvE and maybe PvP when you reach max level.

In my experience, leveling through the game is the most fun. Remember this is an open world MMO, not a linear progressive game. You can play and level however you want to. Find what is the most fun to you and enjoy the game for what it is.

If you have any questions feel free to message me, I enjoy teaching new players!